While the latest renders are cooking, here's a shot to tide you over. I'm trying to capture a little of the original trilogy angles they used for the Falcon:
I'll refrain from spoilers until more have had a chance to see it.
But, there was the stuff. And the things. And the thingy stuff where stuffy things happened! And, whoo, when this, that, and the other all happened to ...
This time, the forward landing gear boxes are here, but close eyes will notice they were missing from the ANH Falcon design, and only added when they had to rebuild the Falcon for ESB.
The first one shows how I added the cut to the top forward saucer rim, which ends at the cockpit module. Also, I'm locating the circle pit details on the mandibles, highlighted with the while cylinders.
The color on the first one is sampled from the screen grab of a making of The Force Awakens documentary online. Specifically, I sampled the value of the Falcon's gun barrels.
The color here is sampled from an image of the Blu-Ray release of ANH resourced online. I sampled the color value of the barrels, and the image does have a blue push to it. It is from the escaping Falcon dogfight with the TIEs scene, taken from the POV inside the gunwell looking out at the turret.
I have decided to go back and restart my TOS Enterprise, as the geometry wasn't giving me what I wanted, and I learned about some things to setting a scale for a project. I also learned about the new deflector dish being made by Gary Kerr for the Smithsonian restoration. ScifiEric has helped me with that. Thanks, Eric, if you're reading this!
Here are the renders from today. First, the new deflector dish from a couple of angles:
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http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=230674&page=17
I'd go with the original one.
You're not thinking fourth-dimensionally!
Right, right. I have a real problem with that.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon7.png.html?sort=3&o=1
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon8.png.html?sort=3&o=0
Next will be the landing gear enclosures on the ventral side.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon9.png.html?sort=3&o=0
In the meantime, here's the first shots of the rear landing gear assembly:
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon10.png.html?sort=3&o=1
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon11.png.html?sort=3&o=0
The movie is awesome. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to seeing it again.
But, there was the stuff. And the things. And the thingy stuff where stuffy things happened! And, whoo, when this, that, and the other all happened to ...
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon12.png.html?sort=3&o=0
This first angle is reminiscent of the landing bay 94 view where Luke and company first laid eyes on the "piece of junk".
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon13_1.png.html?sort=3&o=0
This one is the forward classic angle.
Thoughts?
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon14.png.html?sort=3&o=2
The first one shows how I added the cut to the top forward saucer rim, which ends at the cockpit module. Also, I'm locating the circle pit details on the mandibles, highlighted with the while cylinders.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon15.png.html?sort=3&o=1
The second one shows the progress on the circle pits, having booleaned them.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon16.png.html?sort=3&o=0
The third one shows how I added a plug to make the circle pit look right.
Onward and upward!
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon17.png.html?sort=3&o=0
Some quad turrets work today. Liking how it's looking.
Thoughts?
Yeah, don't get too close or the illusion will fall apart. ��
Go on, I dare you. No materials assigned yet. I want to get the geometry right first.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon18.png.html?sort=3&o=1
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon19.png.html?sort=3&o=0
Now, I'm tackling the frame that attaches the quad to the ship.
Fun stuff.
Details to come next...
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon20.png.html?sort=3&o=0
The second one is more of a top-down orthographic render:
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon21.png.html?sort=3&o=0
If you see any errors, let me know, but I've been following the 5' resource photos from the RPF forums pretty closely.
The gun is looking good. Though, the perspective render is really bright and sort of washed out, making it hard to make anything out.
Let me check.
Wow. I just got your joke!
I am in literal mode today!!
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon22.png.html?sort=3&o=0
Well, it's not like it was a good joke.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon23.png.html?sort=3&o=3
The color on the first one is sampled from the screen grab of a making of The Force Awakens documentary online. Specifically, I sampled the value of the Falcon's gun barrels.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon24.png.html?sort=3&o=2
This is a side view of the same values as above.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon25.png.html?sort=3&o=1
The color here is sampled from an image of the Blu-Ray release of ANH resourced online. I sampled the color value of the barrels, and the image does have a blue push to it. It is from the escaping Falcon dogfight with the TIEs scene, taken from the POV inside the gunwell looking out at the turret.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon26.png.html?sort=3&o=0
This last one was from the same scene as above, but I eyedropped it from the bottom of the frame that the barrels attach to.
Any preference?
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Falcon29.png.html?sort=3&o=0
This is the base for it, taken from ortho sketches and photos of the 5' model.
More to come...
Here are the renders from today. First, the new deflector dish from a couple of angles:
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Kerr%20Dish%201.png.html?sort=3&o=2
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/Kerr%20Dish%202.png.html?sort=3&o=1
I'm making my Enterprise 1080 feet in length - AKA 329.18 meters.
Here is the appended dish and spike assembly in my new E-nil file, scaled up to fit a 1080' Enterprise.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Irishman/media/New%20Enterprise%20WIP%201.png.html?sort=3&o=0
Thoughts? Suggestions?